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About Us

The Manistee County 4-H Livestock Council serves the 4-H youth of Manistee, Benzie, and Lake  counites, located in Northwest Michigan. We are made up of 5 to 12 Michigan State University Extension Volunteers and serve elected three-year council terms, with Executive offices being held for one year. The majority of our Council has a background in animal husbandry and farming, are 4-H Alumni themselves, have children currently enrolled in the 4-H Program, or a combination of all of the above.

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The Manistee 4-H Livestock Council holds meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm EST at Onekama Township Hall. We strongly encourage the public to attend and make their voice heard to contribute to the improvement and expansion of our 4-H Program. For more information about attending meetings, please visit our Upcoming Events tab above.

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 Our Program

Our 4-H Livestock Program in Manistee and Benzie County is open to all youth 4-H age* 5 to 19. The focus of our program is evidence-based Animal Husbandry to provide quality life care to the raising and showing of Market Livestock and all that encompasses such as: Nutrition, Housing, Medical Care, and General Health Maintenance.

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Every Thursday of Fair Week, we hold our Annual 4-H Livestock Auction to the public. We require our 4-H Youth to acquire their own Buyers for their 4-H Livestock Project. This helps them learn valuable marketing and communication skills, as well as fully invests them in the quality of their Final Animal Projects.

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*4-H Age is determined by the age of a Youth on January 1 of the current 4-H Year (Sept. 1 thru Aug. 31).

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Scholarship and Leadership

Manistee Co. 4-H Livestock Council supports Scholarship opportunities for our Youth Participants through County Clinic, MSU Exploration Days, and other opportunities for educational advancements.

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We also offer Leadership Opportunities for our Youth as 4-H Youth Ambassadors, 4-H Livestock Council Members, and Youth/Teen Club Leaders.

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When our Youth take part in these opportunities they gain valuable educational insights, public speaking experience, self-esteem, and confidence. These are all relatable life skills that they can carry with them for a lifetime as they become civilly-active and engaged members of their communities.

Tel: 231.889.4277 ext. 3

Email: manistee4hlivestockcouncil@gmail.com

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status.

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Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. The university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.

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